Research in Combustion and Fire Behavior of Solid Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The inherent flammability of combustible solids (e.g., polymeric and composite materials, fossil fuels, solid derivatives, and biomass-based products), which have been widely used in construction, transportation, and household products, poses great concerns to the fire protection community. The combustion of solid materials is a complex coupling of solid-phase pyrolysis and gas-phase combustion. An in-depth understanding of the fundamental chemical and physical processes that control combustion and fire growth considerably contributes to a reduction in both the frequency and severity of fire events.

This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most advances related to the theoretical, experimental, and modeling work of combustion and fire behavior of solid materials. In this Special Issue, both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Pyrolysis and smoldering mechanisms;
• Fire modeling including CFD and zone modeling;
• Microgravity combustion;
• Application of data assimilation to fire and combustion;
• Soot formation and oxidation;
• Flame structure and spread;
• Lithium ion battery safety;
• Structural fire safety of buildings;
• Research techniques that combine experiments and numerical modeling.

Dr. Yan Ding
Dr. Junhui Gong
Dr. Zhengyang Wang
Dr. Qi Sun
Prof. Dr. Lin Jiang
Guest Editors

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